Territory



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G. E. WAL-LIN.

Bridle Bit.

' Patented Dec. 14,1880.

UNlTED STATES ATENT FFICE.

CHARLES E. WALLIN, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TERRITORY.

BRlDLE-BIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,596, dated December 14, 1880,

Application filed June 25, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. WALLIN, of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake county, Utah Territory, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bridle-Bits, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a bridle-bit which can be readilyconnected with or removed from the headstall, as circumstances may require.

The object of my invention is to construct the bit in such manner that it is equally well adapted for use with a bridle and with a halter, whereby an ordinary halter can be made to answer both the purposes of a bridle and a halter by simply applying or removing the bit.

My invention consists in providing the bit with two snap-hooks, which are swiveled upon the cheek-pieces or other parts of the bit in such manner that the hooks can turn freely, thereby enabling the hooks to adapt their position to a halter ring or a bridle-loop, as may be necessary.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of my improved bit. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detached sectional viewof one of the snap hooks. Fig. 4 is a perspective "iew of the bit, showing one side thereof attached to the loop of a bridle, and the other side connected with a halter-rim g.

Like letters of reference refer to similar parts in the several figures.

A represents the mouth-piece of the bit, made of any ordinary and well-known form, and B are the cheek-pieces, secured thereto in any suitable manner and made of any desired form. C are the rein-rin gs attached to the lower ends of the cheek-pieces B. The bit shown is a curb-bit having a mouth-piece provided with a port but my improvement is applicable to different styles of bits.

D represents a snap-hook arranged at the upper end of each cheek-piece B, and attached thereto by means of a swivel-bolt, e, which is formed at the upper end of each cheek-piece,

and is inserted into a socket formed in the shank of the snap-hook. The upper end of the bolt 6 is riveted over, so as to securely hold the (No model.)

snap-hook on the swivel-bolt of the cheekpiece.

f represents the spring of l the snap-hook, which is secured thereto by a rivet or screw, or by bendingthe flanges of the spring-socket over the same, or in any other suitable and well-known manner. Theend of the spring f fits in a recess on the inner side of the point of the hook, in order to present a smooth surface to the halter-ring.

Gr represents the loop at the lower end of the cheek-strap of a bridle, and H represents the ring at the lower end of the cheek-strap of a halter. i

As illustrated in Fig. 4, the snap-hooks D, when attached to the loop of a bridle, stand at right angles, or thereabout, to the position which they assume when attached to the rings of a halter. The swit'eling of the hooks D enables them to adjust themselves readily either to a bridle-loop or a halterring, and permits the easy engagement of the books with either a loop or ring, and insures the straps beingin their proper position when the bit is connected with the headstall.

When it is desired to use the halter simply as a halter-for instance, in picketing a horse for the night-the bit is readily detach ed from thehalter-rings, and it is as readily applied again when the halter is desired to-be used as a bridle.

I claim as my invention 1. A bridle-bit provided with snap-hooks turning freely on swivel-bolts arranged in line with the cheek-pieces or at rightangles to the mouth-piece, whereby the hooks are enabled to adjust themselves to a bridle-loop or a halter-rin g, substantially as set forth.

2. A bridle-bit composed of a mouth-piece, A, cheek-pieces B, secured thereto, each provided at its upper end with a bolt, e, forming a straight continuation of the cheek-piece, and snap-hooks D, swiveled on the bolts e, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES E. WALLIN. 

